Grants
Without EarthLab funding, our team would have remained a group of separate individuals at different organizations thinking along similar lines about thermal safety, housing, and energy justice, but without any time or bandwidth to communicate with each other beyond a few coffees or zoom meetings. Moreover, while we may have found some ways to consult or collaborate on ongoing projects, there is no way that we would have been able to take on anything matching the breadth and depth of what we’ve been able to do together.”
– Sam Kay, Principal Investigator, “The Housing Spectrum, Temperature Extremes and the Costs of Thermal Safety and Comfort: A Community-Informed Policy Evaluation of Weatherization and Energy Assistance Programs.”
As a Carnegie-classified Community Engagement University, the University of Washington (UW) aspires to be the top public university in the world as measured by impact. EarthLab is an institute at the UW College of the Environment taking equitable action on climate change. The EarthLab Grants Program cultivates a vibrant community of faculty, staff, students, and partners united by a commitment to community-engaged, impact-driven climate and/or environmental justice research and action that safeguard our planet and improve our quality of life.
The Program offers multiple grant types and opportunities for networking, connection, and research, including:
Incubator Grants
The EarthLab Incubator Grants nurture ideas and launch partnerships for climate change or environmental justice action. Fostering interdisciplinary, community-based, and/or cross-sectoral collaboration; these grants bring together diverse partners around a shared idea or research agenda.
Applications currently being accepted until March 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Rapid Response Grants
The EarthLab Rapid Response Grants fund urgent data collection that addresses emerging climate change or environmental justice questions.
Applications currently being accepted until March 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Innovation Grants
The EarthLab Innovation Grants empower community-led, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral teams to pursue pressing climate change or environmental justice research questions that advance science, demonstrate innovation, and grow directly from community priorities. Click here to view past award teams.
News
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